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Old 30th August 2007, 17:56
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Default Why not a 'dipped' beam?

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Originally Posted by Haku View Post
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But holy smokes is it bright! one minor annoyance is that the reflector can be angled up/down but the notches are just a tad off for my liking, I can either point it slightly down which won't dazzle anyone but it doesn't fair too well along unlit roads & cyclepaths, or I can point it directly forwards which works extremely well along unlit roads & cyclepaths, I can see *everything* in front of me (reflective roadsigns glow suprisingly bright even from a distance) but it also means anyone in it's beam can be dazzled.

Could I get into any trouble by having it point directly forward?
I don't know how expensive this was to make, or whether there is enough room for two of these reflector lamps on the front of the bike. If you had two and a toggle switch to switch from one to the other so that they were not both on together, that would solve the problem of dazzle on the one hand and good lighting on the other by 'focusing' each on their particular job requirement.
Very sophisticated.
Regards
Peter
PS giving you full marks out of ten for your 'invention' and quality work, I don't know how I have got the audacity to suggest improvement.
You are going to have a proper 'flight deck' soon.
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